The first thirty minutes are devoted almost entirely to information about the Vineyard Church, to the point where it seems like an infomercial. Dylan is hardly mentioned during this opening half hour. Ostensibly intended to provide background about the Christian church Dylan joined, it feels more like a promo piece for Pastor Bill Dwyer. By the time the subject turned towards Dylan's music of the period, my patience had worn very thin.
Amongst the other religious figures with very loose ties to Dylan, Gilbert managed to round up some worthwhile interviews. Most valuable is the late music producer Jerry Wexler, who produced Dylan's albums Slow Train Coming (1979) and Saved (1980). He shares some interesting anecdotes, shedding light on the methods used to produce Dylan's music during this period. A few musicians who played with Dylan during the "Jesus years" are interviewed as well, including back-up singer Regina McCrary and keyboardist Spooner Oldham. Rock critic Joel Selvin, who savagely criticized Dylan's religious-themed music, provides some interesting insight into the public reaction to Dylan's change in direction. As touted on the DVD box, Dylan himself turns up in a vintage interview. Don't expect much — the footage is about a minute long and amounts to a couple of sentences.
Ultimately, Inside Bob Dylan’s Jesus Years: Busy Being Born…Again! would have made a fine twenty-minute featurette if boiled down to the most pertinent information. At two hours, it wears out its welcome quickly. The film is amateurish and doesn't do much to argue for or against the controversial born again phase of Dylan's career. 
Article comments
1 - Bryan
Hey man. I believe documentaries are supposed to document, not try to sway you from one side to the other. If what you say is true, then Gilbert "documented" the period. They are not supposed to be unobjective. Just because Michael Moore doesn't produced "documentaries" objectively doesn't mean everyone else has to.
2 - The Other Chad
Hey Bryan - that's a pretty narrow perspective. There are different types of documentaries and some of those are very much subjective. And not just Michael Moore.
What I say in the review is true - he poorly covered the subject matter, even from an objective, information-based approach. "Saved" and "Shot of Love", for example, are barely mentioned.
Thanks for the comment.
3 - A. Critic
To make matters worse, Gilbert actually released this exact same film, under a different title several years ago. "Bob Dylan: Rolling Thunder and the Gospel Years." It originally ran 4 hours long, so he chopped off the "Rolling Thunder" years and is looking to make some easy money, and hasn't improved upon the original release.
4 - Steads
GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY:THE GOSPEL SONGS OF BOB DYLAN.
Gold Medal for Excellence Audience Choice for Best Music Documentary 2006 PARK CITY FILM MUSIC FESTIVAL.
The best African-American covers of Dylan songs since Jimi Hendrix. --International Herald Tribune
"This DVD overflows with interest, and, more importantly, with music." -Michael Gray, author of The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia and Song & Dance Man III: The Art of Bob Dylan.
Interviews with Dylan musicians: Jim Keltner, Spooner Oldham, Regina McCrary, Fred Tackett, Terry Young, Mona Lisa Young, and producer Jerry Wexler
Participating artists: Bob Dylan, Shirley Caesar, Chicago Mass Choir, Dottie Peoples, Aaron Neville, Sounds of Blackness, Helen Baylor, The Fairfield Four, Great Day Chorale, Arlethia Lindsey, Mighty Clouds of Joy, and Rance Allen.
Commentary by: Paul Williams and Alan Light
This musical documentary premieres 1980 footage of Bob Dylan performing "When He Returns," the first archival performance released from this important era.
Amazon.com Editorial Review
Gotta Serve Somebody - The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan is all about redemption. That's apparent enough in the music, where the struggle between sin and salvation is inherent in the tunes that are interpreted here by a host of superb gospel artists. But in a larger sense, the very existence of this DVD (and the Grammy-nominated CD that preceded it in 2003) can be viewed as redemption for Dylan himself, who weathered another controversy and emerged, if not triumphant, then certainly vindicated. When he plugged in an electric guitar in 1965, he was labeled "Judas" by the folkie faithful; ironically, when he turned to Jesus some 15 years later, proclaiming himself born again and releasing Slow Train Coming and Saved, the outcry was even louder. But once again Dylan has the last laugh, as now, a quarter of a century after the fact, it's clear that the material on those recordings was his strongest not only since 1975's Blood on the Tracks but perhaps since his '60s heyday. The quality of the songs lies in what Jerry Wexler, co-producer of the two Dylan albums, describes as the "immaculate funk" of the music, and especially in the heartfelt simplicity (especially by Dylan standards) and emotional directness of the lyrics; clearly, that's what attracted great gospel singers like Shirley Caesar (singing "Gotta Serve Somebody," the most recognized song on the two Dylan albums), Dottie Peoples (a powerful version of the beautiful "I Believe in You"), the Mighty Clouds of Joy (a rockin', sanctified "Saved"), the Fairfield Four (the stirring, a cappella "Are You Ready"), and the angel-voiced Aaron Neville ("Saving Grace") to this project. We also get Dylan himself, performing "When He Returns" at a 1980 concert, along with an animated rendering of his original "Gotta Serve Somebody." Hallelujah, y'all. --Sam Graham
Bob Dylan's Gospel songs, widely reviled when new, have steadily grown in stature and acceptance over the years. Here in the hands of Gospel greats, likely the folks best suited to do them, they come up stronger than ever. Strong recommendation. Much better and more gripping than I expected. -Sing Out!
Directed by Michael B Borofsky
Edited by Christine Mitsogiorgakis
Jeffrey Gaskill Executive Producer
Featured Performances:
Every Grain of Sand (Arlethia Lindsey)
When He Returns (Bob Dylan)
Solid Rock (Sounds of Blackness)
Gotta Serve Somebody (Shirley Caesar)
I Believe In You (Dottie Peoples)
Saving Grace (Aaron Neville)
What Can I Do For You? (Helen Baylor)
Are You Ready (The Fairfield Four)
In the Garden (Great Day Chorale)
Saved (Mighty Clouds of Joy)
Pressing On (Chicago Mass Choir)
When He Returns (Rance Allen)
Bonus Features include: Animated video to -Bob Dylan's original GRAMMY® -winning, "Gotta Serve Somebody."